First 360 -Degree View of Entire Sun | Stereo Images of the Entire Sun

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On Feb. 6th, NASA’s twin STEREO probes moved into position on opposite sides of the sun, and they are now beaming back uninterrupted images of the entire star—front and back.

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"For the first time ever, we can watch solar activity in its full 3-dimensional glory," says Angelos Vourlidas, a member of the STEREO science team at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC.
For more information about STEREO, please visit › www.nasa.gov/stereo.